Hose-supporter.



' slient clasps, and the connecting element for supporter when 1n usel1es flat against the 1; 1M scUnnEn'ANn cLABENcE MCORLEW, or sIoUxFALLS, scorn DAKOTA,

SSIG'NORS OF ONE-.THIRD TO JERRY CARLETON, OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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To all whom it mag/concern.'

Be it--known that we, E1 nRA1M Soononn and CLABENonM'. CoRLEW, citizensof the United States, and'residentsot Sioux Falls, in the county ofMinnehaha and State of South Dakota, have invented' a new and usefulImprovement in Hose- Supporters, of which the following is aspeclicatlon.

Our invention is an improvement in hose supporters, and has for itsobject to proview of the lsupporternin use, Fig. 2-is an enlarged frontView, Fig. 3 is' an edge View,

and Fig. lis a detail View of the clasp ro er. p Tlhe present embodimentof the invention as shown in Fig. 1 connectsrthe sock 1 withtheunder-clothing 2 at one side ofthe leg. The supporter comprises aplurality of reconnecting the clas s. Eachclasp is approximately trianguar, and is formed from a single piece of resilient wire bent to shape.The clasp proper, that is, that port1on of each clasp which grasps theclothing, consists'of two members 1, lying alongside each other, themembers being connected by a ring or eye 2 lto provide a suflicient'amount of resiliency to cause the bars to-rmly grip a portion of agarment.

As before mentioned, he clasp is formedv vfrom wire which may be firstbentto form the eye or loop 2, and then to form the ripping jaws ormembersy 1.. lThe ends-o the wire are then bent outward inl oppositedirections and in alinement to form membersA or bars 3 at right anglesto the gripping jaws 1. The ends of the wire are then bent backwardly onthe outer side of the members 1, as indicated at 4,150 a connection, andthe extremities of the wire may be soldered or otherwise connected atthe junction of the` Specification of LettersA Patent. i Patented Mar16, 1915. appneation mea catetere, 1914. serial No. 564,769.

strips are preferably of elastic material, .al-

though it is obvious that they may be of non-elastic material. The freeend of each of the strips 5 is bentaround the adjacent'- ,bar or' member`3,`as indicated at 6, and con nected to the body of the strip, bystitching '7 or the like. v at their'adjacent edges, as shown,l andthevsaid spacingapart is'for a The strips 5 are spaced apart purpose thatwill hereinafter appear. v

In use, the improved supporter is arranged vas shown in Fig. 1.' Aportion of the mate-- rial ofthe] sock is engaged between the jaws 1 ofthe'clasp proper, merely by drawing the Vfold 8 of the sock between thegripping jaws. A portionof the underwear is engaged with the grippingjaws of the other clasp in preclsely the same manner,thatis, by drawinga small fold 9 ofthe material of the undergarment between the grippingjaws.

It will be noticed that the lower portion of the clasp adjacent to thejaws 1, has an oset or bevel 10, which answers the double purpose ofguidin the material into the jaws and .the said o sets or bevels alsoassist in properly spacing apart the strips 5 so that the With twoconnecting on each side, it is evident that -it would be l practicallyimpossible for the material to slip through the jaws when in use for thereason that the stronger the -pull on the strips the closerthe jaws arebrought together and the firmer their hold on the material held. Thereis no impediment to the circulation of the limb with the improvedsupporter, since it does not encircle the leg; ...there '1s vno1njur1ous'stra1n on the underwear since the strips 5 yield to compensatefor Achanges in position.

The insertion of the eye or loop 2 between the gripping jaws 1 permitsthem to yield to a greater extent and more freely than would be possiblewere the saidl jaws or members parallel throughout their length. It isobvious that the clasps mi ht be formed in other ways than as descri ed.The ends of the wire from which the clasp is formed might be atanylportion of the clasp."

The improvedfsupporter is easily attached and detached, the detachingbeing merely a reversal of the process of attaching. To release thesupporter it is necessary to remove fra one of the folds from betweenthe gripping jaws and the support may be left in place on 1 frame,saidrentrant portion consisting of gripping jaws lying alongside eachother and approximately perpendicular to the side of the frame withwhich they ,are connected, the wire at the connected ends of the saidjaws being bent' to o'rin an open loop or eye, said clasps beingarranged with the sides having the rentrant portions adjacent, and.strips of elastic fab-ric material connecting the said sides one oneach side of the reentrant portion. l

2. A hose supporter, comprising a pair oit clasps and a plurality ofelastic strips connecting the clasps, each clasp consisting of an openframe of resilient wire, the adjacent sides of the frames havingrentrant portions lying within the frames, and eachA reentrant portioncomprising two members or gripping jaws lying alongside each other andconnected at the end remote from the sidejto which they are connected,said con- Licence withinthe frame, and each rentrant por-v tioncomprising two members or gripping jaws lying alongside each other andconnected at the ends remote from the sides to which they are connected.

A hose supporter, comprising a pair of o clasps, andl a flexibleconnection between the clasps, each clasp consisting of an open v frameof resilient wire, the adjacent sides or the frames having rentrantportions lying within the frame, and each reentrant portion comprisingtwo members or gripping jaws lying alongside each other and connected atthe ends remote from the sides 'to which they are connected, the saidflexible connection comprising flexible strips of equal length arrangedalongside each other and spaced a art.,

p EPllltAlli/l SCUDDER.

CLARENCE M. CORLEVV. l/l/vitnesses:

N. H. 'Ql'nNsnm Criss. M' Connnw.

